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have_v submit_v his_o religion_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o christ_n his_o ministry_n and_o ministration_n to_o the_o roman_a emperor_n tribunal_n he_o have_v sin_v first_o against_o the_o light_n of_o reason_n second_o against_o the_o cause_n of_o religion_n three_o against_o the_o holy_a call_v of_o a_o christian_n four_o against_o his_o own_o call_n of_o apostleship_n five_o against_o the_o holy_a name_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n defender_n all_o these_o sin_n may_v with_o some_o colour_n have_v be_v charge_v upon_o paul_n if_o he_o have_v appeal_v to_o caesar_n to_o judge_n whether_o his_o religion_n or_o ministry_n or_o ministration_n be_v of_o god_n or_o no._n but_o that_o be_v no_o point_n of_o his_o appeal_v but_o whether_o his_o religion_n or_o ministry_n or_o ministration_n be_v guilty_a of_o any_o capital_a crime_n against_o the_o law_n of_o the_o jew_n or_o against_o the_o temple_n or_o against_o caesar_n now_o in_o this_o case_n paul_n may_v safe_o appeal_v to_o caesar_n and_o that_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n of_o his_o apostolic_a and_o christian_a call_v and_o to_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o religion_n the_o reason_n against_o paul_n appeal_v in_o this_o case_n be_v but_o bul-rush_n chap._n 50._o a_o reply_n to_o his_o chap._n 50._o discusser_n have_v dispatch_v two_o argument_n against_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n power_n in_o spiritual_a cause_n in_o rom._n 13._o first_o from_o the_o testimony_n of_o calvin_n and_o beza_n the_o second_o from_o caesar_n incompetency_n and_o insufficiency_n to_o judge_n of_o spiritual_a matter_n i_o come_v now_o to_o the_o three_o argument_n take_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o magistrate_n weapon_n he_o have_v a_o sword_n and_o that_o sword_n be_v a_o civil_a sword_n a_o sword_n of_o civil_a justice_n which_o be_v of_o a_o material_a and_o civil_a nature_n serve_v for_o the_o defence_n of_o person_n estate_n family_n liberty_n of_o
request_n of_o the_o general_a council_n of_o nice_a banish_a arius_n with_o some_o of_o his_o fellow_n ecclesiast_fw-la histor_n l_o 1._o cap._n 19.20_o the_o same_o constantine_n make_v a_o severe_a law_n against_o the_o donatist_n &_o the_o like_a proceed_n against_o they_o be_v use_v by_o valentinian_n gratian_n &_o theodosius_n as_o augustine_n report_v in_o epist_n 166._o only_a julian_n the_o apostate_n grant_v liberty_n to_o heretic_n as_o well_o as_o to_o pagan_n that_o he_o may_v by_o tolerate_v all_o weed_n to_o grow_v choke_v the_o vital_n of_o christianity_n which_o be_v also_o the_o practice_n and_o sin_n of_o ualens_n the_o arian_n queen_n elizabeth_n as_o famous_a for_o her_o government_n as_o most_o of_o the_o former_a it_o be_v well_o know_v what_o law_n she_o make_v and_o execute_v against_o papist_n yea_o and_o king_n james_n one_o of_o your_o own_o witness_n though_o he_o be_v slow_a in_o proceed_v against_o papist_n as_o you_o say_v for_o conscience_n sake_n yet_o you_o be_v not_o ignorant_a how_o sharp_o and_o severe_o he_o punish_v those_o who_o the_o malignant_a world_n call_v puritan_n man_n of_o more_o conscience_n &_o better_a faith_n than_o the_o papist_n who_o he_o tolerate_v discusser_n first_o for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o will_v not_o use_v a_o argument_n from_o the_o number_n of_o prince_n witness_v in_o profession_n or_o practice_v against_o persecution_n for_o cause_n of_o conscience_n etc._n etc._n truth_n and_o faith_n must_v not_o be_v receive_v with_o respect_n of_o person_n precious_a pearl_n be_v find_v in_o muddy_a shell_n the_o most_o high_a choose_v the_o poor_a of_o this_o world_n to_o be_v witness_n to_o his_o truth_n and_o buchanan_n die_v be_v go_v thither_o whether_o few_o king_n be_v come_v defender_n this_o chapter_n than_o may_v have_v be_v spare_v for_o it_o neither_o maintain_v his_o cause_n nor_o refute_v my_o answer_n to_o his_o friend_n argument_n but_o yield_v up_o the_o invalidity_n of_o the_o argument_n 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love_v to_o plant_v his_o church_n by_o blood_n defender_n the_o discusser_n be_v mistake_v when_o he_o say_v i_o pass_v over_o their_o reason_n and_o ground_n inconsiderate_o though_o he_o hope_v not_o willing_o for_o indeed_o i_o pass_v they_o over_o willing_o but_o not_o inconsiderate_o for_o i_o well_o consider_v either_o the_o reason_n want_v weight_n or_o else_o do_v not_o impugn_v the_o cause_n in_o hand_n for_o instance_n this_o speech_n of_o king_n james_n that_o god_n never_o love_v to_o plant_v his_o church_n by_o blood_n though_o it_o be_v a_o truth_n of_o weight_n yet_o it_o do_v not_o touch_v this_o cause_n it_o be_v far_o from_o we_o to_o defend_v the_o plant_n of_o church_n by_o blood_n that_o be_v to_o compel_v man_n to_o yield_v themselves_o to_o the_o fellowship_n of_o the_o church_n by_o bloody_a law_n or_o poenalty_n the_o church_n of_o christ_n admit_v no_o member_n but_o a_o willing_a people_n psal_n 110.3_o nevertheless_o that_o hinder_v not_o but_o as_o the_o church_n be_v purchase_v and_o plant_v by_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n so_o he_o that_o shall_v go_v about_o to_o supplant_v and_o destroy_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n his_o blood_n may_v just_o fall_v upon_o his_o own_o head_n discusser_n second_o that_o civil_a obedience_n may_v be_v perform_v by_o papist_n this_o be_v another_o reason_n of_o king_n james_n pass_v over_o by_o the_o answerer_n defender_n no_o marvel_n that_o i_o pass_v it_o over_o for_o i_o do_v not_o find_v it_o in_o the_o letter_n for_o though_o the_o king_n say_v as_o the_o letter_n report_v he_o i_o only_o declare_v to_o be_v secure_v for_o civil_a obedience_n which_o for_o conscience_n cause_n they_o be_v bind_v to_o perform_v yet_o the_o king_n do_v not_o say_v that_o civil_a obedience_n may_v be_v perform_v by_o papist_n stand_v steadfast_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o their_o own_o religion_n for_o if_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n upon_o pretence_n of_o heretical_a pravity_n shall_v excommunicate_v a_o protestant_a prince_n dissolve_v the_o subject_n oath_n of_o allegiance_n to_o he_o depose_v he_o dispose_v of_o his_o kingdom_n in_o this_o case_n which_o often_o fall_v out_o how_o can_v civil_a obedience_n be_v perform_v by_o the_o papist_n discusser_n three_o the_o king_n three_o ground_n be_v his_o observation_n in_o revel_n 20._o that_o persecution_n be_v a_o true_a &_o certain_a note_n of_o a_o false_a church_n the_o wicked_a be_v besieger_n the_o faithful_a besiege_a defender_n i_o subscribe_v to_o the_o king_n that_o persecution_n proper_o so_o call_v that_o be_v the_o oppression_n of_o any_o for_o righteousness_n sake_n be_v a_o note_n of_o a_o false_a church_n but_o nor_o a_o certain_a note_n for_o again_o i_o say_v that_o persecution_n proper_o so_o call_v may_v be_v sometime_o find_v in_o the_o true_a church_n for_o which_o of_o all_o the_o prophet_n do_v not_o the_o church_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n persecute_v act_n 7.52_o and_o yet_o that_o persecution_n be_v not_o 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